[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/us-utilities-fund-groups-against-public-power-lobby
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#plutocratist
*Powerful US utilities secretly fund "grassroots" groups to sway cities away from switch to public power.* It documents the example of a supposed "grassroots" opposition campaign in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Investigating these campaigns and the organizations behind them may help identify the local politicians and "leaders" who hire
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